Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3930K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 13.28

Overall Rank:
1487th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
2022nd fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
457th fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $617.74 USD (2025-01-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8205

Single Thread Rating

1742

Samples: 3724*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,793
Thread: 1,935

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	32,302 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,998 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,480 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,522 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138,757 KBytes/Sec
Physics	672 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,174 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,184
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,205

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		13.28
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,742

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2574268 - Apr 22 2025 [Overclocked]		9567
BL2566530 - Apr 19 2025 [Overclocked]		9213
BL2565357 - Apr 19 2025		8367
BL2562115 - Apr 17 2025		9119
BL2555715 - Apr 15 2025		6569

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,205
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,538 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,867 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,595 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,425 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,474 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,416 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,192 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,392 (+14.5%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,784 (-17.3%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,321 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i7-3930K		40,058 (+388.2%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,828 (+19.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,700
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,417
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,292
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,430

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